I’ve given my already-refreshed Archives another refresh by way of a WordPress plugin called Snazzy Archives by Vladimir Prelovac. It reminds me of the very nifty Museum Tumblr theme by Paul Giacherio.
Hinabing Pakpak ng Ating mga Anak
“Enjoy the show—if you can,” the director himself warned the audience. Hinabing Pakpak ng Ating mga Anak is a painful storytelling of the lives of the most vulnerable yet most abused members of society. Through children’s stories penned by the late Rene Villanueva, Anton Juan Jr. conceptualizes, writes, and directs the very first play of Dulaang UP on its 33rd season and UP’s centennial year.
WordCamp Philippines on September 6. Register now!
The very first WordCamp in Southeast Asia is happening right here in the Philippines. Organized by the Mindanao Bloggers, WordCamp Philippines 2008 will take place on September 6, at the Augusto-Rosario Gonzalez Theater, 5/F Mutien Building, College of St. Benilde, Taft Ave., Manila.
(Edit: I believe that the event date was moved from October 25 to September 6 to fit Matt Mullenweg‘s schedule. Believe it, he’s coming!)
New Yahoo Logo: Purple and Sans Serifed
It seems there’s a new Yahoo! logo that is popping up, though only so rarely:
Mysterious New Logo for Yahoo! by Noel Perlas
I normally hate it when big brands redesign their logos. Often the rebranding just doesn’t make sense. But I must say, there’s reason enough behind the new Yahoo! logo—flaunt the purple and make the name more readable, while still making sure it has that outlandish feel.
I’m crossing my fingers, because after all Yahoo’s been through, I want them to survive.
MTV Engine Room
The Engine Room is a reality show by MTV and HP that is open to digital artists all over the world. Casting is still open at the website until June 30.
16 people will be flown to New York City commencing on or about July 18, 2008 through on or about August 16, 2008 (collectively, the “Filming Dates”). They will compete in teams of 4 participants each for prizes by creating animations, websites, short films, sound mixes and more in the “Engine Room”.
Urduja
On Urduja, the first full-length Filipino animated film about a legendary warrior princess from Pangasinan:
Maybe our culture is so enmeshed with foreign culture that we can no longer distinguish one from the other. The story is ours; the animation isn’t. It would have been better if we handed our history and mythology over to Disney; I bet they would have created something more Filipino.
HTML5: <b> and <i> tags are going to be useful (read: semantic) again!
One of the best examples of the shift towards designing with web standards is the use of semantic HTML tags, rather than purely presentational ones (since we have CSS for that). Tags like <b> and <i> have gotten a lot of flak for doing nothing but make things bold or italic. They’re condemned semantically incorrect, even deprecated.
WordPress, among others, has since used <strong> and <em> their place. (Try writing a post and clicking on the “b” and “i” buttons.) Lots of people, including myself, have also adopted that same mindset. But <strong> and <em> only provide emphasis, and will not suffice for cases that require seemingly superficial formatting like boldface and italic.
